A consumer watchdog is calling for buy to let landlords to give tenants with children longer rental agreements. Citizens Advice has disclosed 40% of families renting with children have less than six months to run on their agreements. Research by the charity shows that...

We are excited to announce the release of our brand new Tenancy Contract Builder which is now available for use by all members. It’s been a while in the making and huge thanks to all the beta testers who helped fine tune the system. The builder will only produce...

We are well into working on a brand new “tenancy builder” for the website. This will work a little bit like the possession notice wizard and depending on how certain questions are answered, the appropriate tenancy agreement will be built for your needs....

As recently reported, the DCLG has produced a model assured shorthold tenancy agreement which is freely available for all to download and use. But, is it any good? Is it suitable for a professional landlord? The agreement has been designed principally with longer...

This article taken with thanks from the Painsmith Solicitors blog. Original article here In University of Plymouth v European Language Centre Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 784 the Court decided that in legally binding e-mail correspondence it is essential to have an unequivocal...

The Housing Act 1988 contains two sets of provisions dealing with the question of holiday accommodation. Firstly, it provides that a dwelling-house let for the purpose of a holiday will not be subject to an assured [shorthold] tenancy. Secondly, it contains a...